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Topic: Human-Shaped Targets (Read 1712 times)

So while at the gunshow today, I had lots of questions about the Human-Shaped Target ban by the Utah DWR. This only affects ranges run by the DWR and as far as I can tell, they only run two ranges. One of them is the Lee-Kay range in SLC.

As far as other ranges, you can use all of the human-shaped targets that you want. I think it's critical to use these when training for self-defense. Shooting a bulls-eye is one thing, but when it comes to self-defense, there should be no compromise on this issue.

According to the article, this will be reviewed by the administrative rules committee. It's is not illegal to use human-shaped targets at the range. It's just someone's unofficial policy to make life difficult for everyone else. I'd like to see someone challenge this unofficial policy and make a bigger fuss about it.

I agree, thank you for sharing this article. I will look into whom people can contact to voice their opinion.

"[Robin] Cahoon said not allowing human-shaped targets was part of the agency's effort to make hunting safer. In 1957, she said, there were 126 hunting-related accidents, 22 of them fatal."

I am pretty sure that the hunting accidents were not because people where intentionally shooting at other hunters because they trained on human-shaped targets and could not remember if they were hunting deer or people. I am guessing a majority of accidents are accidental discharges and failure to know your target and what is beyond.

Sorry to bring back an old thread. I find this very interesting. Not even Illinois has gone this far. In fact, the requirements for Illinois concealed carry mandates that an NRA approved B-27 target be used.